Old Green Survived my Neglect

[abbysam1]

Attached you will find pictures of the first new truck my dad owned. He bought her in May 1972 and we have had it in the family ever since. He gave it to me when I bought my first house with the stipulation that it never be sold and passed on to the oldest, on down the line. Well, I was away in the Navy and then AF and it sat on our farm for many years. I finally got to the point where I could get it fixed up enough to stop the rust and get it to IL where I live now. A friend replaced all the rusty parts and put a quick coat of paint on her and I trailered her here. I plan to get her back to as close to original as I can in the next 2 years or so. My Dad's favorite story was that the only time she rode nice was when it had about 2 tons of stone in the bed. The original shocks are on it. He even kept the original split rims with the original tires(took the off the day he got the truck).

Cool thing (I think) was that I found the original build sheet(Is that what it's called) and the Protect -O-Plate.

Anyway, have a look.